UNIFIED COUNCIL

A n I S O 9 0 0 1 : 2015 C e r t i f i e d O r g a n i s a t i o n

NATIONAL LEVEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION (UPDATED)

CLASS - 9
Question Paper Code : UN449

KEY

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. D

11. B 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. B

21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. D 29. D 30. C

31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. A

41. D 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. A

51. C 52. D 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. A 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. A

SOLUTIONS
MATHEMATICS
(3 − 2 )
2
=
4
1. (C) 193 − 4 2178 = 4 193 − 4 1089 × 2 4
193 − 4 2178 = 3 − 2 ( )
= "
121 + 72 − 33 × " 2
2. (B) LHS = 3 − 4 − 5 − 12 + 5 − 2 12 × 5
= "
121 + 72 − 132 2

= 4 11 + 6 2( ) − 2(11) 6 2( ) = 3− 4− 5− ( 12 − 5 )
2

(11 − 6 2 )
2
= 4
= 3− 4− 5− ( 12 − 5 )
= 9 +2 −2 9×2 = 3 − 4 − 5 − 12 + 5

( 2)
2
= 32 + −2×3× 2 = 3 − 4 − 12
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 6. (A) Given 14x + 19x + 21x + 13x = 360°
( )
2
= 3− 3 + 12 − 2 3
72x = 360o
x = 5o ⇒ 18x = 18 × 5o = 90°
( )
2
= 3− 3 −1 = 3 − 3+ 1
7. (C) x + y = 2xy → (1)
= 1 =1
x – y = 6xy → (2)
3. (A) The remainder when f(x) is divided by
eq (1) + (2) ⇒ 2x = 8xy
(x–1) (x+1) is of the form ax + b.
1
∴ f(x) = Q(x). (x–1) (x+1) + (ax + b) ⇒ y=
4
From the given condition f(1) = 6,
1 1
f(–1) = 8 x+ = 2x ×
4 4
⇒ a + b = 6... (1), – a + b = 8 ... (2) 1 x
x+ =
From (1) and (2), we get b = 7, a = – 1 4 2
Required remainder = 7 – x. x 1
=–
4. (A) P lies x = – 5 line & y = 1 line 2 4
1
∴ P = (–5, 1) x=–
2
5. (A) Givenx2 + x + 1 = 0
8. (D) Const:- Join CM
2
x x 1 1
+ + =0
x x x Area of ∆BCM = area of ∆ABC
2
1 [\A median divides the triangle into two
x+1+ =0
x triangles of equal area]
1 Area of ∆BDM + area of ∆MDC
x+ =–1
x = 18 cm2
cubing on both sides
⇒ Arera of ∆BDM + area of ∆MDE
1 1 ⎛ 1⎞
x3 + 3 + 3x × ⎜⎝ x + ⎟⎠ = − 1 = 18 cm2
x x x
[\Triangles lie between same parallel
1 lines having common base are equal in
x3 + 3 + 3(–1) = – 1
x area]
1 ⇒ Area of ∆BDE = 18 cm2
x3 + =–1+3
x3 A
1 E
x3 + 3 = 2 M
x
cubing in both sides
! C D B
⎛ ! 1⎞
⎜⎝ x + ! ⎟⎠ = 8.
x 9. (C) Given 6a2 = 216 cm2
(OR) Given x + x + 1 = 0
2
a = 6 cm
(x – 1) (x2 + x + 1) = 0 (x – 1)
Volume of each cube = a3 = 216 cm3
x –1 =0 ⇒ x =1
3 3 3
Volume of 16 cubes = 34 56 cm3.
! !
⎛ ! 1⎞ ⎛ 1⎞
∴ ⎜ x + ! ⎟ = ⎜1 + ⎟ = 23 = 8
⎝ x ⎠ ⎝ 1⎠
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10. (D) Number of diagonals 13. (D) D 4 cm
C
n(n − 3) 6 × 3
= = = 9 (OR) P Q
2 2

A 10 cm E B

Const: Draw CE through E

Proof: In DDCQ and DBEQ
11. (B) Given x + y = 14
∠CDQ = ∠QBE (Alternative angle)
1 1 7
Given + = DQ = QB CQ is mid point of BD and
x y 24
side)
x+y 7
= ∠DCQ = ∠BQE (Vertically opposite
xy 24
angles)
14 7
= xy = 48
xy 24 ⇒ ∴ ∆DCQ ∆BEQ ( ASA congruency)
8 + 6 = 14 & 8 × 6 = 48 ∴ CQ = QE [ CPCT]
∴ Biggest number = 8. In DACE, P and Q are mid points of AC
12. (D) Let total cows be ‘x’ and CE respectively.

x 1 1
+ 2 x + 15 = x PQ = AE = (AB – EB)
4 2 2
3x
2 x + 15 = 1
4 = (AB – CD)
2
3x
2 x= − 15
4 1
= (10cm – 4 cm)
squaring on both sides 2
9x2 45x 1
4x = + 225 −
16 2 = × 6 cm
2
9x2 + 3600 − 360x PQ = 3cm
4x =
16
14. (C) Given f(x) = x2018 – y2018
64x = 9x2 + 3600 – 360x
f(y) = y2018 – y2018
9x2 – 424x + 3600 = 0
f(y) = 0 ⇒ (x–y) is a factor of f(x)
9x2 – 324x – 100x + 3600 = 0
f(–y) = (–y)2018 – y2018
9x (x–36) –36) = 0
= y2018 – y2018
(x–36) (9x–100) = 0
f(–y) = 0 ⇒ (x+y) is a factor of f(x)
100
x = 36 (or) x =
9 15. (B) LHS = (3x − 4y + 5z )2 = (3x – 4y + 5y)
36
(OR) + 2 36 + 15 = 9 + 12 + 15 = 36
4 16. (B) LHS =
(2019 2
)( )
− 2019 − 6 20192 + 4038 − 3 (2019 + 1)
(2019 - 3) (2019 -1) (2019 + 2) (2019 + 3)

Let 2019 = x

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 =
(x 2
)(
− x − 6 x2 + 2x − 3 ( x + 1) ) In ∆PMN, PM is diameter

(x − 3) (x − 1)(x + 2) (x + 3) ⇒ ∠PNM = 90°

(x − 3) (x + 2) (x + 3) (x − 1)(x + 1) ⇒ ∠PMN = 90° − 20° = 70°

=
(x − 3) (x − 1)(x + 2) (x + 3) ∠x = ∠PML + ∠PMN = 70° + 70° = 140°

=x+1 23. (B) Const:- Extand GH Up to 5

= 2020 ∠AIH = 70° [ corresponding angles]
17. (B) ∠ADC = 68° ∴ ∠AIJ = 180° − 70° = 110°
D
68°
C ∠CBA = 180° − ∠ADC ⇒ ∠IKL = ∠AIJ = 110°
= 180° – 68° = 112°
[ corresponding angles]
But ∠CBA + ∠EBC = 180°
92°
A B E
⇒∠EBC = 68° ∠IKH = ∠KHD = 25°
18. (D) (x–y)2 = (x+y)2 – 4xy = 49 – 8 = 41 [ alternative angles]
x–y= 41 ∴ ∠HKL = ∠HKI + ∠IKL = 25° + 110° = 135°

x2 – y2 = (x+y) (x–y) = 7 41 J L
I K
19. (B) Volume of prism = Base area × height ) *
1 25°
120 cm3 = × 3 × 4 cm2 × height + ,
2 70° H
h = 20 cm - F
G
20. (B) Let base be x cm
2 2 2
1 ⎛ d1 ⎞ ⎛ d2 ⎞ ⎛ 34 ⎞
Given x(x+7) cm2 = 114 cm2 24. (C) Given ⎜ ⎟ + ⎜ ⎟ = ⎜ cm⎟
2 ⎝ 2⎠ ⎝2⎠ ⎝ 4 ⎠
x2 + 7x – 228 = 0 d12 d22 289
+ = cm2
x2 + 19x – 12x – 228 = 0 4 4 4
x = 12 2 2
∴ d1 + d2 = 289
∴ Altitude = (x+7) = 19 cm Given d1 + d2 = 23 cm
21. (D) BC = AD = 2PO = 20 cm squaring on both sides
AB = DC = 2 × OQ = 40 cm
d12 + d22 + 2d1 d2 = 529
Perimeter of rectangle = 2(AB +BC)
289 + 2d1 d2 = 529
= 120 cm
2d1 d2 = 240
A P B
10 cm 2d d2 240 2
20 cm = cm
Q 4 4
O
C
d d2
D Area of rhombus = = 60 cm2
2
22. (A) In a quadrilateral PMLK KL // PM
25. (B) Area to be painted = LSA + ceiling area
∴ PMLK is a cyclic trapezium
= 2h (l+b) + l × b
∴ ∠KLM = 180° − 70° = 110°
= 6m (7 m) + 12 m2
KL||PM ⇒ ∠KLM + ∠LMP = 180° = 42 m2 + 12 m2
∴∠LMP = 70° = 54 m2
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 PHYSICS 34. (C) The mass of iron, loosely packed
feathers and water is same. For lifting
26. (D) Cube (D) has the smallest density as the above, we need to consider that W
given below.
= m × g × h. The question asked is
Side of Volume of Mass of Density about an object that is easier to lift.
cube cube cube (mass/volume)
Option (A) 10 kg of iron is more dense
(A) 2 cm 8 cm
!
40.0 g 5 g cm
`!
a n d
(B) 3 cm 27 cm
!
216.0 g 8 g cm`! compact – Not easy to lift.
(C) 4 cm 64 cm
!
755.2 g 11.8 g cm
`!

(D) 5 cm 125 cm
!
337.5 g 2.7 g cm
`! Option (B) 10 kg of loosely packed
feathers are less dense, not
1 1 υP mQ compact and the volume is
27. (D) As m υ 2P = mQ υ 2Q ∴ υ = mP
2 P 2 Q more. It is easier to lift.
PQ mQ v Q mQ mP mQ 3 Option (C) 10 kg of water needs a
= = = =
PP mP vP mP mQ mP 1 container tohold water and
28. (D) The linear momentum of the bullet must l i f t
have the same magnitude as the linear it up — Not easy to lift.
momentum of the block in order for
their combined momentum after impact Pt 50 × 10 × 60
35. (C) h= = =12 m
to be zero. The block has momentum mg 250 × 10
MV to the left, so the bullet must have
momentum MV to the right. As the CHEMISTRY
bullet’s mass is m, its speed must be
36. (C) Melting point and boiling point of a
MV
v= . substance is a measure of the amount
m of energy needed to overcome the
29. (D) Area of contact = 3 mx 1 m = 3 m2 ; attractive forces between particles.
Force due to the liquid = weight = 12 Sodium chloride, being a solid and an
000 N Pressure exerted by the liquid = ionic compound, its particles in
12 000/3 = 4000 Pa crystalline lattice form are held by
strong electrostatic force of attraction.
30. (C) From W = Fs cosq
High temperature, or strong neating is
W 50 1 required is to break the sequred bonds
cos q = = 10 ×10 = 2 between its particles. Due to the aobve
Fs
reason, ionic compound like sodium
q = 60°. chloride has a high melting point.
31. (B) Volume 37. (B) Gases have very low densities.They do
not have definite shape or volume. They
Mass 28.95g
= = cm−3 = 1.5 cm−3 can be compressed easily into a small
Density 19.3g volume by applying pressure that
32. (B) Mass is a measure of an object. reduces the interpartide spaces
Object Q has more mass, so it has between the particles.
more inertia than object P. 38. (D) Milk is a suspension of tiny droplets of
33. (A) As the particle covers a distance of 20 cream in a watery liquid. The process
m in 2 seconds, and its initial velocity of centrifugation is used to separate
is 10 m s-1, the particle is moving with cream from milk.
constant velocity or uniform velocity. So, 39. (D) The relative molecular mass of
when a particle is moving with zero. C12H 22O 11
constant / uniform velocity, its
= 12 × 12 + 1 × 22 + 16 × 11
acceleration will be zero.
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 = 144 + 22 + 176 = 342 47. (D) Avoid eating raw or half cooked food
The relative molecular mass of can effectively stop all tapeworms
intesting humans
C12H22O11 = 342.
48. (A) Cell wall is made up of cellulose and is
40. (A) Solids cannot be compressed because semipermeable.
the constituent particles are very
49. (B) Cell X is ciliated cell intrachea. Cilia is
closely packed and there are hardly any
responsible for sweeping away the
spaces between them. Properties of
mucus from the trachea.
solids given in options (B) and (C) are
true but not the correct reason for its 50. (A) Pollen are formed as a result of meiosis.
compression. For compressibility to It is halploid.
occur in solids, there must be 51. (C) Lysosomes are reservoirs of hydrolytic
intermolecular spaces between the enzymes.
particles such that they can be brought
52. (D) By eating plants and animals.
closer to reduce the volume.
53. (A) Light energy first enters the food chain,
41. (D) As table salt is soluble in water, the which is absorbed by the producers (i.e.
mixture can be added to water to grass) found at the beginning of the
dissolve the table salt. The resulting food chain. Light energy is then
immiscible liquid mixture can be converted to form chemical energy
separated using a separating funnel. during photosynthesis.
The salt solution can then be
evaporated to recover the solid salt. 54. (D) Due to decrease in frog population, the
number of grasshoppers increase and
42. (D) For calcium, P = 20, E = 20, N = 20.
feed more on grass and cause decrease
Therefore, the following relationships
in ‘X’. Frogs can feed on other insects
are true P = N, E = N and 2E = P + N.
during drought. Predator is an animal
43. (C) The rapid, random and constant that hunts, kills and eat other animals.
movement of tiny particles of smoke
suspended in air proves that there are 55. (B) Structure Q is the phloem tissue.
collisions between the smoke particles
CRITICAL THINKING
and air particles which explains the
Brownian motion of smoke particles.
A B C
44. (D) In fractional distillation, liquid X with 56. (A) Kolkata
lower boiling point than water distilled Accountant
Varanasi
first. Lawyer
Delhi
Doctor
45. (B) 100 g of calcium carbonate on heating
produces 56g of calcium oxide and 44g From the clues given chakri is not the
of carbon dioxide as given below: lawyer neither he is born in varanasi.
∆ Since the person from kolkata is a
CaCO! ⎯⎯→ CaO + CO2
40 +12 + 48 40 +16 12 + !2 lawyer, chakri must be doctor from
=100g
= 50g
= 56g
= 28g
= 44g
=22g delhi Anand is accountant and balu is
a lawyer from kolkata.
So, when 50 g of CaCO3 is heated, it
produces 28 g of CaO and 22 g of CO2. 57. (A) A good estimate is 300 pages.

BIOLOGY digit ‘3’ in the ones place

3, 13, 23, .....93 : 10 times
46. (B) Organelles labelled 2 is mitochondria.
Mitochondria is responsible for cellular 103, 113,......193 : 10 times
respiration. 203, 213, ... 293 : 10 times

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303, 313, 323, .3 : 3 times 58. (D)
digit ‘3’ in the tens place 59. (B) The seating arrangement is as follows,
30, 31, ......... 39 : 10 times • • • • • •
P X S Z R A
130, 131,......139 : 10 times
Therefore, right of P is X.
230, 231, ... 239 : 10 times
60. (A) Because Mr. Sachin spends many hours
87 – 60 = 27 during the weekend working in his
digit ‘3’ in the hundreds place vegetable garden, it is reasonable to
300, 301, .... 390 : 10 times suggest that he enjoys this work. There
is no information to suggest that he
310, 311,......319 : 10 times does not like classical music. Although
320, 321, 322, 323 : 4 times Mrs. Sanchez likes to cook, there is
nothing that indicates she cooks
digit ‘3’ in the ones place
vegetables (choice c). Mrs. Sachin likes
The book has 324 pages. to read, but there is no information
regarding the types of books she reads
(choice d).

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